Safety cigarette holding device

ABSTRACT

A safety cigarette holding device includes a containing well having a bottom portion and a surrounding portion formed and extended upwardly from the periphery of the bottom portion, and the containing well being in a polygonal or circular shape; at least one carrying platform, installed at the bottom portion and inside the surrounding portion for carrying a cigarette, and having a U-shaped groove, and the U-shaped groove having a number of ditches. In addition, cigarette snuffing unit is installed at the bottom portion for snuffing a burning cigarette. The safety cigarette holding device can prevent the burning cigarette from falling onto a tabletop to prevent damaging properties or causing a fire.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a safety cigarette holding device, in particular to a cigarette holding device capable of preventing a damage of properties or an occurrence of a fire accident.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Ashtray is a device indispensable to the daily life of a smoker, and its function is to collect cigarette ashes produced by a burning cigarette and holding the cigarette at a fixed position.

In general, a conventional ashtray comes with a well structure, and a groove disposed on a sidewall of the well structure, such that when a smoker smokes a cigarette, the smoker may temporarily put the cigarette held between fingers to some other place for doing other affairs or taking a break. However, a burning cigarette may have a safety issue, and thus it is necessary to put the burning cigarette at a safe place.

The groove of the ashtray is provided for placing a cigarette temporarily, but the groove generally holds the cigarette by a small contact area, so that when there is a wind or after the cigarette has been burned for a while, the center of gravity is changed, and the cigarette may be fallen out or separated from the groove, and a cigarette spark may damage a tabletop or even may cause a fire.

Therefore, it is an important subject for the present invention to disclose a safety cigarette holding device for placing a burning cigarette safely.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforementioned shortcomings of the conventional ashtray, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally developed a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with the present invention to hold a cigarette safely.

Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a safety cigarette holding device comprising a containing well and at least one carrying platform. The containing well comprises a bottom portion and a surrounding portion formed and extended upwardly from the periphery of the bottom portion. The containing well is in a polygonal or circular shape. The carrying platform is provided for carrying a cigarette, and the carrying platform includes a U-shaped groove thereon, and the U-shaped groove has a plurality of ditches, and the carrying platform disposed at the bottom portion and inside the surrounding portion. If there are several carrying platforms, the carrying platforms are arranged radially.

The safety cigarette holding device of the invention further comprises a cigarette snuffing unit installed at the bottom portion of the containing well, and the cigarette snuffing unit includes a plurality of concave holes disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit.

With the safety cigarette holding device of the present invention, a burning cigarette will not fall onto a tabletop or floor to reduce or eliminate the chance of damaging properties or the occurrence of a fire accident.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

With reference to FIG. 1 for a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the safety cigarette holding device 1 comprises: a containing well 3 and at least one carrying platform 30. The containing well 3 comprises a bottom portion 10 and a surrounding portion 20 formed and extended upwardly from the periphery of the bottom portion 10, wherein the containing well 3 is in a polygonal shape, but it also can be in a circular or any other similar shape. The carrying platform 30 is provided for carrying a cigarette, and the carrying platform 30 includes a U-shaped groove 32 thereon, and the U-shaped groove 32 includes a plurality of ditches 34, and the carrying platform 30 is installed at the bottom portion 10 and inside the surrounding portion 20.

If the cigarette is placed at the carrying platform 30, the U-shaped groove 32 is provided for fixing the cigarette without a risk of rolling or shaking the cigarette. When a burning cigarette is placed at the carrying platform 30, the ditches 34 provide a space for passing an air flow, such that the cigarette can continue burning. The carrying platforms 30 are installed at the bottom portion 10 and inside the surrounding portion 20, so that when the burning cigarette is blown away by a strong wind or its center of gravity is shifted after the cigarette has been burned for a while, the burning cigarette or cigarette ashes will fall into the containing well 3 only and will not fall onto a tabletop or any other place, so as to prevent damaging properties or causing a fire.

With reference to FIG. 2 for a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the safety cigarette holding device further comprises a cigarette snuffing unit 40 installed at the bottom portion 10, and the cigarette snuffing unit 10 includes a plurality of concave holes 42 disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit 10. The cigarette snuffing unit 10 is provided for smokers to snuff the cigarette. The concave holes 42 increase the friction and contact area required for putting out a cigarette to save effort to put out a burning cigarette quickly.

With reference to FIG. 3 for a schematic view of a safety cigarette holding device in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the containing well 4 of the safety cigarette holding device 2 is in a circular shape, and the carrying platforms 30 are arranged radially from the center of the circular shape. Therefore, the utility of the space in the containing well 4 can be maximized, and several cigarettes 50 can be placed in the safety cigarette holding device 2 at the same time.

With the aforementioned structure, the safety cigarette holding device of the invention can carry a cigarette by the carrying platform and receive cigarette ashes by the containing well. With the integration of the aforementioned carrying platform and containing well, a burning cigarette carried by the carrying platform will fall into the containing well when the burning cigarette is blown by a strong wind or the center of gravity of the cigarette is shifted after it has been burned for a while, so as to prevent damaging properties or causing a fire. Therefore, the invention can achieve the effect of placing a cigarette safely.

While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims. 

1. A safety cigarette holding device, comprising: a containing well, including a bottom portion and a surrounding portion formed and extended upwardly from the periphery of the bottom portion; and at least one carrying platform, disposed at the bottom portion and inside the surrounding portion, for carrying a cigarette, and having a U-shaped groove disposed at the top of the carrying platform, and the U-shaped groove having a plurality of ditches.
 2. The safety cigarette holding device of claim 1, wherein the containing well is in a polygonal shape.
 3. The safety cigarette holding device of claim 1, wherein the containing well is in a circular shape.
 4. The safety cigarette holding device of claim 3, wherein the carrying platforms are arranged in a radial form.
 5. The safety cigarette holding device of claims 1, further comprising a cigarette snuffing unit disposed at the bottom portion, and the cigarette snuffing unit including a plurality of concave holes disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit.
 6. The safety cigarette holding device of claims 2, further comprising a cigarette snuffing unit disposed at the bottom portion, and the cigarette snuffing unit including a plurality of concave holes disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit.
 7. The safety cigarette holding device of claims 3, further comprising a cigarette snuffing unit disposed at the bottom portion, and the cigarette snuffing unit including a plurality of concave holes disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit.
 8. The safety cigarette holding device of claims 4, further comprising a cigarette snuffing unit disposed at the bottom portion, and the cigarette snuffing unit including a plurality of concave holes disposed at the top of the cigarette snuffing unit. 